As if Disney’s Pixar studios needed another hit. Pixar’s latest addition to its movie catalog, Toy Story 3, gave the studio its biggest opening ever with an opening weekend domestic gross of $109 million according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Internationally the movie took in an additional $44.8 million not counting 75% of the overseas markets where it has still to be released.

Toy Story 3 is the third sequel in Pixar’s Toy Story franchise which began with the original Toy Story being released back in 1995. The latest sequel is also the first one of the franchise to be offered in 3D.

As pointed out in the WSJ article, Toy Story 3‘s opening weekend has giving Disney a trifecta in 2010. The company makes it into the top three movies when it comes to opening weekend domestic gross this year. Toy Story 3 came in at #3 with $109 million preceded by Alice In Wonderland with $116.1 million and Iron Man 2 which topped the rankings with $128.1 million.

In honor of Toy Story 3, Business Insider is offering some interesting facts when it comes to the Pixar juggernaut. Three of the best are:

- Pixar began as a failed hardware company that used animation as a way to demo its high-end Pixar Image Computer

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What a fantastic story and they seem to get better and better!! The clarity, movement, facial expressions all seem alive. I have just turned on my coffee machine to settle down and watch Toy Story 1 and it brings back memories when my eldest son, who is now 24, was his favourite about 12 years ago? Fantastic.